Wear plate



J. F. WAIDELICH AND T. F. WHELAN.

WEAR PLATE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 23, I920.

1 426 F95. Patented Aug. 22, 1922,

from pressed sheet metal,

JOHN F. WAIDELICH, OF JACKSQN, AND THOMAS r. Wiirman, or noLLwANn,

IIZZCIIEGAN.

WEAR ELATE.

jAtZfiflgfi Specification of Letters Patent. Pf ttientflell ring; 292,192

/ [application filed January 23, 120. Serial No. 353,508. To all whom itmay concern: Will then be diverted laterally so as to form Be it knownthat We, Jenn F. "filernnnron and Trloiaes i Vrminm, both citizens ofthe United States of America, residing at Jackson and l'lollW-and,respectively, in the counties of Jackson and Ottawa, respectively, andState 01 h iichigan, have invented certain new and useful improvementsin Wear Plates, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to metallic Wear plates for insertion in the solesof shoes, and the invention consists in the novel construction moreparticularly designed for use as a toe plate, as hereinafter set torth.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a plan view of the blank oiwhich the Wear plate is'i'ormed;

Figure 2 is a central section through the dies used in forming theplate; Figure 3 is a perspective formed plate; and

Figure 4 is a section through the sole ot a shoe into Wh'ch the plate isinserted.

Our improved construction is formed the original blanks being preferablyof rectangular term so as to permit of: cutting Without waste (it stock.these rectangular blanks are pressed through a tapering die member B bya punch member C, the proportion ot the parts being such that the blankis on aped and the corner portions turned upward. The punch C has aflaring portion tor squeezing the prongs E formed by the corners of theblank, so to both elongate and thin the same. Thus the completely formedarticle is provided with tour prongs E having sharpened ends, While thecentral portion of the blank is round in plan view and has rounded edgesforming an an nular flange l merging into the prongs E. With theconstruction as described When the prongs are driven into the sole of ashoe, the sharp edges Will cut the latter and Y c It 1441 r26 01. LAP

same and the corner portions of a clinch er locking connection, asindicated at G; The annular flange F Will also be imbedded in theleather, leaving the round central portion substantially flush With thelower face of the sole. As all of the edge rounded, there Will benothing to scratch or mar a floor and by reason ot the lateraldeflection or clinching of the prongs the plate can not becomeaccidentally detached.

i liat we claim as our invention is:

l. A Wear plate for shoe soles, comprising a pressed sheet metal memberformed irom a rectangular blank and having a rounded body portion Withan inwardly extending annular flange surrounding the the blank divergingprongs, the metal thereo'i': being squeezed to thin the same and termsharp edges for driving into the leather.

2. A Wear plate for shoe soles, comprising a pressed rectangular sheetmetal plate having a plurality of slightly diverging sharpened prongsand a rounded body portion forming the Wearing surface of the plate.

A wear plate for shoe soles, comprisin a pressed sheet metal memberformed from a flat rectangular blank having an outwardly extendingannular flange and the corner portions oi? the blank itorming taperedprongs, the metal thereof being presse to thin the same and termsharpened edges for piercing the leather.

4;. A Wear plate for shoe soles, comprising pressed. sheet metal memberformed from a rectangular blank having tapered slightly divergingprongs, the metal of said prongs being thinned to elongate and sharpenthe edges thereof.

"in testimony Whereo'l We our signatures.

forming slightly JOHN F. VVAIDELIGH. THOMAS F. /VHELAN.

